Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-30
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Northern Pacific runs a train
OF seven or eight cars over the switch
back every hour.
! Spokane Repiew: The Spokane
postofiice is now the depository fol
mail for all Western Washington ant
Northern Oregon.
| The Mt. Vernon News says Arnold
Shenk, IL logger, is reported to hav,
skipped with $1,7OO money of the
firm to which he belonged
| Tacoma is to have competing line,
OF street railways, two companies hav
ing given bonds to the sum of $4,000
to place them in operation.
Several benches have been placed
on the Whatcom wharf at an expense
OF 50, borne by a philanthropic Quaker
lady, Mary l.. Gilpin 10y name.
The RereWe complains that the
Whatcom school building is crowded
HI pupils being in attendance, and
calls for tax election to furnish more
room.
The Democrat says Lester S. Hub
bard, of Sandusky, Ohio, writes w. III
Fouts that Washington Territory
shingles are offered in Ohio at 1870
per thousand.
The Grace Roberts, which was
wrecked on Shoalwater bay, was built
at Benicia eight years ago, and heI
carrying capacity was 800 tons. Her
owner valued her ut $4,000.
kitsap Pioneer: The three big saw
mills at Gamble, Madison and Blakely
turn out and ship over 100000 feet
of lumber every month, more than all
the other mills ON the Sound com.
bined.
Mrs. Elizabeth Minor, who was ar
rested for smuggling opium from Vic.
toria, was fined $3.50 and imprisoned
one day. 1t is thought she is mem
Der of an organized gang, as her fine
was promptly paid.
Commerce.: There is no doubt that
il the farmers in the Puyallup valley
had paid one-fourth the attention tc
fruit growing that they have paid to
hops, a fruit cannery would now be d
successful institution in this village.
Mrs. Mary Benn, of Laconnor, has
sued Mrs. l.. A. Connor, of Lacon
nor, for $4,000 damages for the death
of her husband, who was murdered il
building owned by the said Mrs. l.
A. Connor, and rented and used rs &
saloon.-M. Vernon News.
The Auditor of Washington Terri
tory is authority for the statement
that if properly assessed, the valuation
OF property in this Territory would b,
500, 100000, instead of $50, ,O0O, 900, Il.
returned in his report. The increase
from 1856 to 1887 was $4,000 900, o
Il gain over 100000 over 1885.
Chauncey Barbour, Marion ID. Egg
bert and Fred G. Reed have sold tn,
Daily and Weekly Walla Walla Journa
to Charles Besserer The negotiation
have been in progress for some time
and it is understood that the pric,
paid was $1,000. The Journal will
hereafter be run us an independen
paper.
There are sixty-iour Touring mill
in Washington Territory, with an esti
mated capacity of 1885 barrels pc
day. To this number, Walla Wall.
county contributes seven, with an ag
gregate capacity of 9S5 barrels pc
day Five of these are located Il
Walla Walla city, one at Prescott an(
one ut Naltsburg.
News: There is some work beins
done con the quiet" to secure tn,
means for guaranteeing the interes
for five years on the capital required
for the building of the sixty Thousand
dollar opera house at Tacoma. Moth
ing definite has yet been reported
, but the friends OF the enterprise art
keeping the matter in mind.
There are eighteen national banks
in Washington Territory, with tota
Of $l,430O00, and five Territorial
banks with a total capital of $355 900
making the total capitals of incorpo
rated banks at $1,7S5,000. Beside
these national and Territorial bank.
there are thirteen private banks o
which no statistics are obtainable.
The total mileage of railways il
Washington Territory is summed VI
at 1,O6O1. The number of miles
operated by each company is as fol
lows: Northern Pacific, 564.2; o. Il
& N. Co., 2S9.9; Mason county lines
Al; Puget Sound Shore Railroad, %
Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern rail
way, 40; Columbia and Puget Sound
railroad, 1875: Olympia and Chehali
Valley railroad, Is.
There are 1l2 firms and individuals
in Pacific county who pay taxes OF
$l 600 and over. The South Benz
Mill company heads the list, paying
taxes on $36,72S, the Northwestern
Lumber Company on $36, ,4O3; thu
Shoalwater Bay Mill Company on $50,
500; McGrawan & Sons ON $l4,73O
the knappton Packing Company or